The 2009 Emerging Leaders - Team R consisted of four members: David Dahl, Jennifer Hadley, Diane Fulkerson and Michelle McKinney. Team R, working on behalf of the ALA Recruitment Assembly, continued and expanded the work of the 2008 Emerging Leaders - Team F. Team R was charged with updating and marketing the Clearinghouse Wiki. Expectations included:

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1. The Clearinghouse wiki (http://wikis.ala.org/recruit) will be better known to members of the library profession.

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2. New content and links will be contributed to the Clearinghouse wiki by members of the library profession, as well as members of the ALA Recruitment Assembly.

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3. Members of the ALA Recruitment Assembly will have a better understanding of how individuals who participate in or want to learn how to participate in library career recruitment may use the Clearinghouse wiki.

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4. The ALA Recruitment Assembly will be better known to members of the library profession.

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5. Discussion on career recruitment topics will increase on the Clearinghouse wiki.

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'''ALA Midwinter Conference'''

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Each member of Team R attended and participated in the Emerging Leaders workshop held at the 2009 ALA Midwinter Conference in Denver, Colorado. The Team identified the roles and responsibilities of each member; set ground rules for communication and expectations; and outlined possible tools that could be used to work on the project in a virtual environment. Team R also met with Julie Brewer, project mentor, to discuss the project and the expectations of the Recruitment Assembly. Based on the discussions at the Midwinter meeting, the team drafted a mission statement and areas of concentration.

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Mission: To enhance, expand and promote the ALA Recruitment Clearinghouse wiki into a more sustainable, dynamic, easy-to-use, and visible resource.

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Major areas of concentration:

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1. Research & Data Gathering: gather feedback about the current version of the wiki; solicit input and advice from the Recruitment Assembly members; review related sites

Jennifer and David attended the Recruitment Assembly meeting to gather additional information and insight to help guide the project. At the conclusion of the Midwinter meeting, the team scheduled the first of several virtual meetings to begin work on the project.

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'''Virtual Meetings: January - July 2009'''

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Over the next several months, the team met virtually via Google Chat and collaborated via email and Google Sites. Updates were also posted to the Emerging Leaders - Team R wiki page. The Team conducted a survey to gather feedback about the current version of the Clearinghouse wiki. The Team reviewed Team F's project notes and reviewed the wiki in order to make suggestions for improvement. After reviewing the survey feedback and wiki suggestions, the team created a revised wiki structure. Each member chose various sections of the new wiki structure to edit and update. The team received several Elevator Speech submissions and continued editing and updating the wiki leading up to the ALA Annual Conference. The team also created a flyer promoting the wiki and a poster for the Emerging Leaders Poster Session to be held at the ALA Annual Conference.

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'''2009 ALA Annual Conference'''

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Each member of Team R was able to attend the Emerging Leaders workshop and poster presentation. Members of the team shared feedback and suggestions during open discussion sessions and also met as a group to review their project. A former member of the original Emerging Leaders - Team F group that worked on the wiki was pleased with the way Team R expanded and reorganized the site. At the poster session, team members took turns demonstrating the wiki to attendees and distributed flyers and other sample promotional material. Popular features of the wiki included the elevator speeches and links to promotional brochures. Many attendees indicated the intention of sharing the web site with their colleagues who are responsible from recuitment.

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'''Evaluation'''

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Team R members were pleased with the overall outcome of the project. It was agreed that the online tools (Google Sites and Google Chat) used to complete the project worked well. All felt the Clearinghouse wiki was more organized, easier to use, and reached a broader audience as a result of Team R's work. Members noted increased knowledge of the tools used (ALA wiki) and personal growth in the areas of leadership and communications. Areas in which the working process could have been improved include increased verbal communication (via phone or video chat) among the team members and more involvement and feedback from the Recruitment Assembly.

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Two Team R members were able to attend the Recruitment Assembly meeting on Monday July 13 to present the final project. Recruitment Assembly members were happy with the restructuring and simplification of the wiki, the elimination of broken links, the added content, the new icon for the discussion section, the flyer and poster design, and the awareness of the wiki that has already been raised. They were receptive to the team's recommendations for further development of the wiki (see below). Copies of the flyer and the poster where given to HRDR.

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The ALA Library Career Recruitment Clearinghouse was established in 2007 by the ALA Recruitment Assembly as a resource for individuals and organizations to share information and exchange ideas related to library career recruitment. Although the Clearinghouse meets some of the initial needs of library career recruiters, it is not well known and not yet a dynamic, interactive resource that it has the potential to be. The Recruitment Assembly requests assistance from the
Emerging Leaders Program with marketing of the Clearinghouse.

Expected Outcomes:

The Clearinghouse wiki will be better known to members of the library profession.

Discussion on career recruitment topics will increase on the Clearinghouse wiki.

New content and links will be contributed to the Clearinghouse wiki by members of the library profession, as well as members of the ALA Recruitment Assembly.

Members of the ALA Recruitment Assembly will have a better understanding of how individuals who participate in or want to learn how to participate in library career recruitment may use the Clearinghouse wiki.

The ALA Recruitment Assembly will be better known to members of the library profession.

Possible Activities:

Update list of ALA units and state library associations with career recruitment materials and initiatives.

Invite ALA units and state library associations to contribute content to Clearinghouse wiki.

Propose strategies to the ALA Recruitment Assembly for marketing Clearinghouse wiki to ALA units and state library associations.

Create an ad that could be sent to newsletter editors in ALA units and state library associations.

Contribute content and links to Clearinghouse wiki.

Gather tips and anecdotes on how successful recruiters participate in career fairs, job shadow days, internship programs and contribute that information to the discussion area of the Clearinghouse wiki.

Present a poster session promoting the Clearinghouse wiki at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference (note application deadline is January 2009)

Meeting Notes

Final Report

Introduction

The 2009 Emerging Leaders - Team R consisted of four members: David Dahl, Jennifer Hadley, Diane Fulkerson and Michelle McKinney. Team R, working on behalf of the ALA Recruitment Assembly, continued and expanded the work of the 2008 Emerging Leaders - Team F. Team R was charged with updating and marketing the Clearinghouse Wiki. Expectations included:

1. The Clearinghouse wiki (http://wikis.ala.org/recruit) will be better known to members of the library profession.
2. New content and links will be contributed to the Clearinghouse wiki by members of the library profession, as well as members of the ALA Recruitment Assembly.
3. Members of the ALA Recruitment Assembly will have a better understanding of how individuals who participate in or want to learn how to participate in library career recruitment may use the Clearinghouse wiki.
4. The ALA Recruitment Assembly will be better known to members of the library profession.
5. Discussion on career recruitment topics will increase on the Clearinghouse wiki.

ALA Midwinter Conference

Each member of Team R attended and participated in the Emerging Leaders workshop held at the 2009 ALA Midwinter Conference in Denver, Colorado. The Team identified the roles and responsibilities of each member; set ground rules for communication and expectations; and outlined possible tools that could be used to work on the project in a virtual environment. Team R also met with Julie Brewer, project mentor, to discuss the project and the expectations of the Recruitment Assembly. Based on the discussions at the Midwinter meeting, the team drafted a mission statement and areas of concentration.

Mission: To enhance, expand and promote the ALA Recruitment Clearinghouse wiki into a more sustainable, dynamic, easy-to-use, and visible resource.

Jennifer and David attended the Recruitment Assembly meeting to gather additional information and insight to help guide the project. At the conclusion of the Midwinter meeting, the team scheduled the first of several virtual meetings to begin work on the project.

Virtual Meetings: January - July 2009

Over the next several months, the team met virtually via Google Chat and collaborated via email and Google Sites. Updates were also posted to the Emerging Leaders - Team R wiki page. The Team conducted a survey to gather feedback about the current version of the Clearinghouse wiki. The Team reviewed Team F's project notes and reviewed the wiki in order to make suggestions for improvement. After reviewing the survey feedback and wiki suggestions, the team created a revised wiki structure. Each member chose various sections of the new wiki structure to edit and update. The team received several Elevator Speech submissions and continued editing and updating the wiki leading up to the ALA Annual Conference. The team also created a flyer promoting the wiki and a poster for the Emerging Leaders Poster Session to be held at the ALA Annual Conference.

2009 ALA Annual Conference

Each member of Team R was able to attend the Emerging Leaders workshop and poster presentation. Members of the team shared feedback and suggestions during open discussion sessions and also met as a group to review their project. A former member of the original Emerging Leaders - Team F group that worked on the wiki was pleased with the way Team R expanded and reorganized the site. At the poster session, team members took turns demonstrating the wiki to attendees and distributed flyers and other sample promotional material. Popular features of the wiki included the elevator speeches and links to promotional brochures. Many attendees indicated the intention of sharing the web site with their colleagues who are responsible from recuitment.

Evaluation

Team R members were pleased with the overall outcome of the project. It was agreed that the online tools (Google Sites and Google Chat) used to complete the project worked well. All felt the Clearinghouse wiki was more organized, easier to use, and reached a broader audience as a result of Team R's work. Members noted increased knowledge of the tools used (ALA wiki) and personal growth in the areas of leadership and communications. Areas in which the working process could have been improved include increased verbal communication (via phone or video chat) among the team members and more involvement and feedback from the Recruitment Assembly.

Two Team R members were able to attend the Recruitment Assembly meeting on Monday July 13 to present the final project. Recruitment Assembly members were happy with the restructuring and simplification of the wiki, the elimination of broken links, the added content, the new icon for the discussion section, the flyer and poster design, and the awareness of the wiki that has already been raised. They were receptive to the team's recommendations for further development of the wiki (see below). Copies of the flyer and the poster where given to HRDR.

Recommendations to the Recruitment Assembly

Designate volunteers to maintain wiki and facilitate discussion area.

Publicize wiki to other ALA divisions, sections and members and ask them to link to site.